Adjustable nose-guard.



No. 38 7,90 4. PATENTED MAY 19; 1908.

L. P. ADT.

ADJUSTABLE NOSE GUARD. APPLICATION FILED DEC. a. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

"LEO F. ADT, or LBANY, NEW'YORK,

AD JUS'IJL'B LE N OSE GUARD Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1908.

Application filed December 8, 1906. Serial No. 346,883.

drawings, forming a part of the specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon. j I

My present invention'relates to improvements in eyeglasses, and has for its object to provide improved nose guards therefor embodying a nose engaging pad or surface which may be readily adjusted in order to insure aperfect fitting of the eyeglasses on the wearers nose, the nose guard being so constructed that it may be easily punched and formed from sheet material, insuring ample strength thereof and enabling the guards to be cheaply produced.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained, the novel features being pointed out in the claimsat the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a pere ective view of a portion of an eyeglass carrying a nose guard constructed in accordance with my present invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the guard shown in Fig. 1, the full and dotted lines indicating the forward. and rear adjustments of the upper pad or top. Fig. 3 is a rear perspective of another form of the invention, and'Figs. 4 and 5 are perspectives of other forms of guards constructed in accordance with my present invention.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures-indicate similar parts.

The present invention provides a nose guard composed preferably of flat material and embodying a lower relatively rigid supporting pad, and an adjustable upper pad or surface connected to the body of the guard bya bond that will enable the pad to be easily adjusted, so as to properly fit the wearer's nose, andto obtain a hold on the fleshy portion that will serve to steady the eyeglasses and prevent slipping out of place. I

The nose guard shown in Figs. 1 and 2 cmbodies an attaching portion-1 formed in the present instance to rest in the vertical opening in the ordinary stud or post, and having a downwardly-extending portion forming a relatively rigid or firm lower bearingsurface 2 adapted .to engage the bony or solid portion of the nose. The upper or adjustable nose-engaging portion in this form is sup ported on an arm 3 proceeding rearwardly edgewise of the material and from a point intermediate of the lower pad and the point of attachment of the guard, as this enables the guard tobc applied toa stud or box having a vertical aperture or slot without this supporting arm interfering with the flange of the stud, and proceeding edgewis'e from the upper edge of this arm is a connecting portion. which extends first downwardly in rear of the supporting arm; thence inwardly p a Y3 t its lower edge and thence upwardly, formia bend 4 which in the present instance s the form of a coil, the upper )dd 5 beiin; caried on the free end thereof and arenged abc -fc and in rear of the lower pad an adap ted to engage the fleshy portion of th the bend or coil supporting the upp enabling the latter to be tilted forwanuy or rearwardiy as shown in Fig. 2 to enable it to engage the proper portion of the nose to ob tain the requisite hold, relative inward aml outward adjustment being also permitted by this adjustable connecting portion. This pad, if desired, may be ymrforated to permit the edges of the metal to engage the skin or flesh and thus prevent slipping of the guard.

In Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the nose-engaging surfaces of the pads are connected by bends which proceed from the substantiaily ver-' tical edges of the metal, the guard being attached to the stud or mounting by an arm 6 having a vertical attaching lug 7 thereon, thelower pad preceding from the lower edge of the arm 6 and the arm 8 extending edgewise from the upper edge thereof, the arm 8 in the guard shown in-Fig. 3 being bent first rearwardly; thence outwardly, forwardly, and. thence inwardly to form a horizontal bend having the upper pad 9 attached thereto, this bend or adjustable connecting portion between the pads or nose-engaging portions in this form lying wholly in rear of the nose-engaging surface thereof and enabling the relation of the pads to be adjusted as may be desired.

The nose-engaging portions or pads in Fig. 4 are connected by an arm 10 extending first upwardly edgewise -of the material; thence rearwardly, then bending inwardly flatwise offthe material, finally extending upwardly and provided with an upper nose nose guards shown, the forward and rearwardadjustment of the upper pads may be eiiected without altering the height of this pad relatively to the lower pad, and it will remain in adjusted position so as to' obtain the requisite hold on the proper portion of the nose.

I claim as my invention:

1, In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens, of a nose guard composed of flat material embodying a lowernose-engagmg portion, and asupplemental or u per pad connected to the guard by a convo ution formed flatwise of the material the edges of which are arranged in planes substantially parallel to that of the lens.

2. A nose guard for eyeglasses composed of fiat material embodying an attaching portion, a lower nose-engagmg portion, an arm proceeding rearw'ardly from the edge of the" guard at a point intermediate the nose-engaging and attaching portions, and an upper or supplemental nose pad connected to said arm by a bend fiatwise of the material, arranged entirely below the nose bearing portion of the supplemental pad.

3. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens, of a nose guard composed of flat material and embodying a lower bearing pad, an attaching lug, an arm proceeding rearwardly from the edge of the guard at a point intermediate the lower pad and the attaching lug, and an upper or supplemental pad connected to said arm by a convolution roceeding from an edge thereof and bent atwise of the material, the sides of the convolution lying in a plane substantially parallel to that of the lens.

4. A nose guard comprising -a lower nose engaging portion, an arm roceeding rearwardly from the guard, an an upper nose engaging portion connected to the arm by a convolution passing about the arm.

LEO F. ADT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD MURPHY, 2d, WILLIAM M. KEENAN. 

